Language And Sexuality Flashcards
What is Anti language?
Describes how stigmatised subcultures develop language that helps them to reconstruct reality according to their own values.
Who created the term Anti-language? When?
Michael Halliday in 1978
What did Butler (sexuality) write about gender?
Wrote that gender is “never merely descriptive but prescriptive”.
When did butler write about gender? (Sexuality)
In 1988
What did Charles Crozat suggest?
Suggested the gender neutral pronoun “Thon”
When did Charles Crozat suggest a neutral pronoun?
In 1958
Define Gay code-switching
This language feature of homosexuals is a type of slang or secret language and was both a part of belonging and surviving.
Define Gender performativity
Related to speech, in that people may consciously or unconsciously modify their speech styles to conform with their role gender.
Define Lavender linguistics
The special dialect and vocabulary of the language of the gay community.
What is Mx?
Gender neutral pronoun created by the local council in Brighton (short for Mixer)
When was Mx developed?
In 2012
What are Non-gender specific pronouns?
Non-gender specific pronouns or a gender-neutral pronoun which does not associate a gender with the individual who is being discussed.
What did Paul Baker do?
Wrote about Polari language in The Guardian
Define Polari
A coded form of language that allowed men to speak publicly about their sexuality.
Who used Polari?
British gay men in the 1950s and 1960s.
When did Paul Baker write about Polari?
In 2010
